Comment from LisaMay

Excellent

I am fascinated by the beauty of glaciers and icebergs so I was drawn to your poem.... I've always enjoyed that Coleridge poem too, ever since my Dad read it to me as a bedtime 'story' when I was little.
Describing the berg as a 'floating palace' is apt and fits the picture well also.

 Comment Written 30-Nov-2020

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reply by the author on 30-Nov-2020

Thanks LisaMay

Appreciate your review. Yes the floating palace is simultaneously the Titanic and the iceberg..

The renga book has taken a fascinating turn.

Stay safe and blessed

Julia

reply by LisaMay on 30-Nov-2020

I must dip into it to see the progression.

Comment from Lucy de Welles

Excellent

So beautiful, Julia.
Down to a sunless sea. Imagination goes wild in underground caverns. A whole world beneath the ground. Vast, beautiful, ancient, treasure holding.
Lots to explore under the expanse of the North Atlantic also :). Maybe the subject of Titanic is just meant to draw our attention to something else. Something more...
Such a lovely Renga inclusion.
Hugs, Lucy

 Comment Written 30-Nov-2020

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reply by the author on 30-Nov-2020

Thank you Lucy. So much of an iceberg lies below the surface.
Hugs

Stay safe and blessed

Julia

Comment from dragonpoet

Excellent

Julia,
Good use of alliteration and metaphor to write this poem about the glacier.
How do I read the previous chapter to see how it interrelates to the rest of the renga.
Keep writing and stay healthy
Joan

 Comment Written 30-Nov-2020

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reply by the author on 30-Nov-2020

Hi Joan

Thanks for the review. The previous chapter was about the Titanic..
Tap the arrow symbols at the top right of my post and all the book chapters will appear in sequence.
Stay safe and blessed

Julia

reply by dragonpoet on 30-Nov-2020

Julia,
You're welcome. I think I read that one, just by chance.
Joan

Comment from w.j.debi

Excellent

I've read several of the poems in this book and am impressed by how well the thread keeps going. Your poem is a beautiful addition and can stand alone as well. Excellent imagery and alliteration.

 Comment Written 29-Nov-2020

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reply by the author on 29-Nov-2020

Thanks Debi

The Titanic was a hard act to follow! Happy you enjoyed this write.

You should jump in. Uh, be careful, the water's pretty cold at the moment.

Stay safe and blessed

Julia

reply by w.j.debi on 29-Nov-2020

You're welcome, Julia. It is hard to follow such talent.

Comment from Gypsy Blue Rose

Excellent

Down to a Sunless Sea
by juliaSjames

Hello, Julia,

Thank you very much for adding a chapter to our renga book. Great couplet about a glacier. Lovely presentation too. Good syllables count and connection between lines. I like the imagery of the blue ice palace. Well done!

Gypsy hugs

 Comment Written 29-Nov-2020

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reply by the author on 29-Nov-2020

Thanks Gypsy. The ice palace image represents both the Titanic, floating palace, and the iceberg she struck.

Stay safe and blessed

Julia

Comment from lyenochka

Excellent

Thank you for this lovely 7/7 verse! I liked your reference to Coleridge's poem and your alliteration of "glistening glaciers." That is such a magical place - we can imagine some floating palaces there.

 Comment Written 29-Nov-2020

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reply by the author on 29-Nov-2020

Thank you Helen. As you know the Titanic Mark wrote about hit an iceberg.

Stay safe and blessed

Julia

Comment from Wendy G

Excellent

That is such a majestic photograph, and the beautiful poem is a credit to it, with its lyricism. Such well chosen, perfect, words. Thank you for sharing.

 Comment Written 29-Nov-2020

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reply by the author on 29-Nov-2020

Thank you for an excellent review, Wendy. It's fun contributing to Gypsy's Renga book

Stay safe and blessed

Julia